You’ve seen it on the sidelines: a quick snap of a capsule, a sharp inhale, and suddenly a player’s eyes widen like they’ve just been plugged into a socket. Smelling salts have basically become the NFL’s not-so-secret pick-me-up. Players are obsessed with them, doctors raise eyebrows, and now they’ve somehow landed in the middle of a way bigger league fight.

But what if the drama isn’t really about those little capsules at all? What if the real story is why the NFL won’t (or maybe can’t) ban them? One insider says this goes way beyond a whiff of ammonia. We’re talking power moves, politics, and a fight Roger Goodell might be too nervous to touch.

On The Dan Patrick Show , Mike Florio broke it down plain and simple : players still sniffing salts isn’t some loophole. No, it’s because t

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